Question 1

what does a bacterial infection come from ?

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Wrong place ; time: Bacteria are everywher.  They protect us from bad bugs by crowding them out or not allowing them to take hold; produce bacteriocidal compounds; help us digest food ; make essential vitamins for us.  Unfortunately some bugs are not 'friendly'.  If our immune system isnt intact (skin breakdown, chemo, poor nutrition, burns, immune diseases) these bad bacteria overcome our immune system and attack us.

Question 2

what does a bacterial infection feel or look like?

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Bacterial infection: This depends upon the area of the body infected, the organism involved, the immune status of the host and other factors.  If you have a specific infection in mind, rephrase the question and can respond more definitively.

Question 3

what does a bacterial infection smell like?

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What? Where?: Bacterial infections usually do not cause any odor. Your question is unclear and not specific. What type of infection? What part of the body infected?

Question 4

what does a bacterial infection on the skin feel like? itchy, painful?

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Skin infection: A bacterial infection usually makes you noticeably sick. The immune system revs up to fight offending bacteria. This often causes fever, as well as swelling, discharge and pain in the affected area.

Question 5

how long does a bacterial infection on your genitals take to go away?

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10 days: If it is treated with the correct antibiotic it should resolve within 10 days. There coul be redness that persists. If however if this is untreated or the antibiotic is not correct, the infection can persist. Discuss with your doctor.

Question 6

i had an abscess, got a culture and was diagnosed with a bacterial infection. what exactly is tested in a culture? will anything severe come up?

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Culture: All a culture means is they take the sample--pus, presumably in your case, and they put it onto a dish coated with material that is bascially food for bacteria. They incubate it at body temperature and see what grows. A variety of bacteria can grow, depending on what causes the infection--some are more serious than others. A culture does not test anything else. Ask your doctor for your results.

Question 7

how do i cure chronic bacterial infections?

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What type?: There is very little information here. What types of infections? Other medical issues? You could either re-ask & clarify or discuss with your physician. Take care.

Question 8

can i catch bacterial infection from my pet?

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Yes, pets have germs: Bacterial infections that a person can get from his pet include campylobacter and salmonella (both bacteria cause fever and diarrhea), cat scratch disease, etc... A variety of viral diseases, and parasites, can also be passed from pets to humans.

Question 9

i'm wondering why won't my bacterial infection go away?

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Don't know where on: Your body the infection is. However if you have an infection that is not improving or is getting worse - seek medical help.

Question 10

can i get a the same bacterial infection more than once?

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Yes: Some bacterial infections don't create a strong memory or immunity in our bodies. Strep throat infection is such an example. School children sometimes catch strep throat from classmates every one or two years for several years. Gonorrhea, an std, is another example. A person can catch gonorrhea, get antibiotic treatment to clear it, and then catch it again a short while later.

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